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Star trotter Sundees Son extended his recent run of wins to five, after another emphatic win at Addington last evening. This time, in the Group Three Anthony Shearer Ordeal Trotting Cup, he was able to bide his time, before coming with his run at the 600m, eventually going away to win by four and a half lengths.

It is Group Three night at Addington, with the Ordeal Cup for the trotters and the Avon City Ford New Brighton Cup for the pacers. We are well represented in both events by Sundees Son, Woodstone, and Classie Brigade.

Following a successful Friday night at Addington where he picked up another couple of wins, John heads south today to Winton. He has two promising three year olds that will step out, in Need You Now - Race Three and Tyron's Bit Of Lemon - Race Four.

After finishing the 2017-2018 season as New Zealand's most in-form trotter - Rowe Cup and Harness Jewels victories included - Sundees Son is back and looking to launch his new season campaign. He meets a talented field in his resumption tonight that includes the comeback king Monbet from the Greg and Nina Hope stable.

The new season kicks off tomorrow night at headquarters and one of Diamond Racings best kept secrets will hit the track with a his debut drive. Simon Smith is one of St Bedes finest graduates in recent years and joined the Woodend Beach stable with John in September last year. On his first night of driving he gets the steer behind the Westview owned Flashazz in Race Four.

Brothers Alan and Ian Neumann have been involved in the racing game for many years, enjoying success with any number of runners. Come sales time last year and they decided that they wanted to share their interest with some good mates from their rugby playing days. They purchased three yearlings - Heroes Square, He's Aflyin and the first of the three to get to the races last night, Down To The Bone, formerly known as Assassin's Creed.

It is fast drawing towards the end of another very good season of racing. Tonight's Addington meet is the second last for that club for the season and despite the inclement weather features three stable runners.

For our number one stable driver John Dunn, this season has been as good as it gets in many ways. In terms of seasonal earnings and overall wins he sits second in the premiership behind Blair Orange and tomorrow night at Addington looks set to surpass the 100 win mark for yet another season as well as the $1.5 million mark in seasonal earnings.

Dexter Dun has only been in North America for under ten months, however, he has quickly showed North Americans his class. Second in the drivers' premiership at the Meadowlands and third at Harrah's Chester, Dexter has already teamed up with a number of America's trainers and has repaid them with some outstanding form. Tonight North American time, this afternoon New Zealand time, he drives in Canada on one of their biggest night's of racing at Woodbine Mohawk Park and lands the drive on Bettors Wish for his boss and mentor Chris Ryder.

It has been another great season for Robert and John. With a month and a half left in the current season, but sit on 98 wins for the season and are surely only two or three meetings away from cracking the 100 wins.

Westview filly Spellbound will be looking to bounce back to form in tomorrow's two year old Diamond, courtesy of what looks a perfect draw from the inside barrier. She will not be lacking in support with her big entourage of Westview owners, including the Witches of Westview likely to turn up in big numbers.

Sundees Son is in career best form and comes will start tomorrow's four year old Ruby for the trotters a deserved short-priced favourite. His driver John Dunn is delighted with what he has seen of the horse since returning from Auckland to Woodend Beach.

We have 12 runners that will be going around at Addington tomorrow chasing jewels glory. Sundees Son in the four year old trot looks set to start a short-priced favourite and heads up some great prospects for the stable.

It will be another busy night for the stable with runners in both islands. At Addington the feature race is a free-for-all featuring stable runners Alta Orlando and newcomer, the proven Classie Brigade.

It is another cracker night of racing at Addington with the New Zealand Oaks for the three year old fillies and Sires Stakes finals the highlight of the card. The stable is well represented through the night.

Tonight is the Nevele R fillies final and we have three runners that will go around chasing the Group One glory. In what is a stellar field, our runners have not been well served by the draw and will be needing luck in the running to feature.

Only considered a runners chance in last week's ANZAC Cup at Group One level, Sundees Son defied the form pundits, delivering a knockout blow to New Zealand's best square-gaiters. Tonight he returns to Alexandra Park as a form horse and undoubtedly looms as one of the key chances in the Rowe Cup.

The former rebel with one of trotting's biggest motors has well and truly grown up. The ANZAC Cup win at Group One level last week was huge, but for Robert and John, trainer and driver, winning the Rowe Cup this evening was a major milestone in their respective careers.

The meteoric rise to the top of the trotting ranks went to next level for Sundees Son at Alexandra Park this evening, as he put paid to the best in the business in the Group One ANZAC Cup. For owners Colin and Nancy Hair to finally see their champ put it all together when it counted must have been satisfaction on the highest level.